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MerrieNan Melodies teaches music literacy via the keyboard.

HOMESCHOOLERS, we’re back!

We will see you soon at MPE (April 6-7) in Kansas City and at TPA (April 13-14) in Wichita!

TWO Big Announcements!

One, we expanded our MNM team. Second, we have revised the MNM program.

MerrieNan Melodies is delighted to announce the addition of Betty Todd Smith as a member of our team. Betty is a life-long piano teacher with extraordinary talents, skills, and experience. (See her bio in “About Us.”) Her private piano studio is booked for two years ahead and is currently taking no new students so we are thrilled that she chose to meld her talents with the MNM project. Betty has taught many home-schooled children in her studio. Welcome, Betty!

After two years and with the addition of Betty, we are finally ready to roll out the first phase of our newly revised MerrieNan Melodies program. Based on the same pedagogically sound and innovative principles you have appreciated in the past, the revised program is much more comprehensive. Get ready to take your students to new levels of understanding in how to read music!

During this revision time, we have not attended conferences. We are excited to greet old and new homeschooler friends at upcoming conferences. MPE meets April 6-7 in Kansas City, MO and TPA gathers April 13-14 in Wichta, KS. Be sure to fill out the MNM flyer in your conference bag for free goodies. Then stop by our booth (MPE: Booth #1001 and TPA: #54) to see how easy and fun music learning can be!

MerrieNan Melodies 15-Second Tour

The homeschooler parent, piano teacher, or classroom music teacher who flips through the MNM EarlyStart Book, the MNM WriteStart Book, or the MNM Classroom Book Series will notice the unique approach of this method. Colored notes? Limited fingerings? Blank looking pages? Advanced theory?

Add Color; Retain Staff

MNMaddscolor and also retains the staff. Note identification is done with color instead of fingerings. The staff is included in the very first lessons.

Composing to Read and Play

The MNM Kit contains manipulative materials that reinforce concepts in a fun and accessible way. The MNM Kit can be used as a composing kit for years.

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I have a huge success story in my studio! If it works for this student, it can work for anybody! Bless this little girl’s heart; she had major diagnosed learning problems. You know how some students can just go right into any music reading system and don’t need any extra help–they comprehend it easily. Other students can have difficulties grasping the staff and notation. I tried many different ways to facilitate her learning for several years. When I saw how this girl responded immediately to MerrieNan Melodies, I knew it would also make it easier for all young children to learn to read music. That’s why I am going to do MerrieNan Melodies with all of my beginning students. The students and I love your spinner and the octave cards (Pick a Note Cards)! They are very unique! [To piano teachers,] I would say, “Try it and prepare to be amazed.”